Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 260-267 , September 2008

Association Between Mental and Physical Health Problems in High-Risk Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study

  • Gregory A. Aarons, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Child & Adolescent Services Research Center, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California–San Diego, La Jolla, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Gregory A. Aarons, Ph.D., University of California–San Diego, Child & Adolescent Services Research Center, 3020 Children's Way, MC-5033, San Diego, CA 92123-4282
    • ,
  • Amy R. Monn, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Child & Adolescent Services Research Center, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
    • Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Laurel K. Leslie, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Child & Adolescent Services Research Center, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
    • Center on Child and Family Outcomes, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Ann F. Garland, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Child & Adolescent Services Research Center, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California–San Diego, La Jolla, California
    • ,
  • Lindsay Lugo, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Child & Adolescent Services Research Center, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
    • ,
  • Richard L. Hough, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Child & Adolescent Services Research Center, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
    • Departments of Family and Community Medicine and of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
    • ,
  • Sandra A. Brown, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Child & Adolescent Services Research Center, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California–San Diego, La Jolla, California

Received 29 June 2007 ,Accepted 25 January 2008.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00108-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.01.013

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 260-267 , September 2008

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